Human Resources (HR) Assistant - Korean/English Speaker

Location
South Korea-Seoul
Posted
Aug 28, 2026
Last seen
Oct 18, 2026

About the role

TransPerfect Is More Than Just a Job… Our greatest asset is our people, and nothing is more important to us than ensuring that everyone knows that. Each of our 100+ offices has its own individual identity, and each also has its own unique rewards.

Job Description

- Be responsible for all aspect of the HR operational tasks and employment life cycle. - Absence and leave management: administering employees’ leave and attendance. - Handle terminations: ensuring termination procedure is properly completed and submitting required documentation to payroll department in a timely manner. - Partner with the recruitment and relevant department to best coordinate employees’ onboarding. - Handle the processes for relocations and transfers including necessary visa applications, payroll transfers, etc. - Handle employee/manager’s queries relating to rewards issues including benefits, pay, bonus schemes, commissions in line with the company’s policies and procedures. - Have a good understanding and practical knowledge of Company processes and policies to advise employees and managers. - Ensure employee data are kept updated on the HRIS (e.g. Workday) and produces relevant reports. - Ensure changes to the employees’ profiles are properly reported and submitted to payroll. - Handle complex employee relations issues, ensuring procedures are properly followed and paperwork completed and filed, keeping the lines of communication open between managers and their employees. - Support the implementation and monitoring of performance evaluation programs. - Perform operational support to the HR Departments in different locations. - Complete all other tasks that are deemed appropriate for your role and assigned by your manager/supervisor

Required skills & experience

- Knowledge and understanding of employment law - Positive attitude, resiliency, and the ability to produce high quality and volume at a fast pace - Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills - Attention to detail, problem-solving competencies - Minimum 2 years Human Resources experience - Fluency in both Korean and English (written and verbal) - Prior experience of working with HRIS Software (Workday)